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PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]  
Pension And Postretirement Plans
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS

The Company’s defined contribution retirement plan (the “401K Plan”) covers substantially all employees. All employees eligible for the 401K Plan receive a minimum 3% non-elective contribution concurrent with each payroll period. The 401K Plan also permits discretionary contributions by the Company of up to 1% and up to 3% of pay for eligible employees based on years of service with the Company. The cost of this plan was $12.6 and $12.2 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $38.8 and $37.3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company also maintains a frozen defined benefit retirement plan (the “Company Plan”), that as of December 31, 2009, covered substantially all employees. The benefits to be paid under the Company Plan are based on years of credited service through December 31, 2009 and ongoing interest credits. Effective January 1, 2010, the Company Plan was closed to new participants. The Company’s policy is to fund the Company Plan with at least the minimum amount required by applicable regulations.

The Company maintains a second unfunded, non-contributory, non-qualified defined benefit retirement plan (the “PEP”), that as of December 31, 2009, covered substantially all of its senior management group. The PEP supplements the Company Plan and was closed to new participants effective January 1, 2010.

     The effect on operations for the Company Plan and the PEP is summarized as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost for administrative expenses
$
0.8

 
$
0.7

 
$
2.5

 
$
1.9

Interest cost on benefit obligation
4.2

 
3.7

 
12.3

 
11.1

Expected return on plan assets
(4.6
)
 
(4.3
)
 
(13.6
)
 
(12.9
)
Net amortization and deferral
1.6

 
2.3

 
5.0

 
8.3

Defined benefit plan costs
$
2.0

 
$
2.4

 
$
6.2

 
$
8.4



During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company contributed $10.1 to the Company Plan.

The Company has assumed obligations under a subsidiary’s post-retirement medical plan. Coverage under this plan is restricted to a limited number of existing employees of the subsidiary. This plan is unfunded and the Company’s policy is to fund benefits as claims are incurred. The effect on operations of the post-retirement medical plan is shown in the following table:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost for benefits earned
$
0.1

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.3

Interest cost on benefit obligation
0.4

 
0.6

 
1.3

 
1.9

Net amortization and deferral
(2.0
)
 
0.2

 
(5.9
)
 
0.7

Post-retirement medical plan (benefit) costs
$
(1.5
)
 
$
0.9

 
$
(4.4
)
 
$
2.9



In the first quarter of 2014, the Company made certain administrative changes to the Plan which resulted in an expected reduction in future post-retirement medical benefits. The resulting reduction to the post-retirement medical liability was inadvertently not recorded until the third quarter of 2014. As a result, an out of period adjustment of approximately $11.7 (after tax) was recorded to reduce the post-retirement medical liability and increase other comprehensive income. The Company concluded that the impact was not material to the current or prior periods.